Civic Knowledge of Civic Servant in Sharia Law with Post Conflict of Province Aceh

Abstract

Civic knowledge in Indonesian context is the citizen knowledge about how they see themselves and their surroundings, emphasizing national and territorial unity in accordance with Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, and the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. Civic knowledge is also critical for all civil servants in Indonesia to strengthen their sense of integrity as Indonesian citizens and in providing services to others in their workplaces. This civic knowledge is also critical for civil servants who live in Islamic sharia law with post-conflict area such Aceh. Therefore, this study investigates the attitudes of State Civil Servants (ASN) in Aceh Province on the importance of nationality understanding.  The purpose of this study is to determine how ASN's opinion of the country they serve relates to civic knowledge. This study employed a qualitative approach with a contextual perspective. Questionnaires were distributed to 45 ASN in Aceh and 5 of the ASN were interviewed. The results showed that the majority of ASN have an in-depth understanding of the Indonesian civic knowledge. It means that the perception of the ASN reflects on what they know and understand about the meaning of Indonesia and the fundamentals of this nation to realize unity so that they are not easily provoked by radicalism and dogmas that undermine the national unity.